Birds of Mexico

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Genus: Campylorhynchus (10 species, 15 worldwide)

Genus Campylorhynchus are large wrens, often with barring, that generally are less secretive and thus easier to see.


Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) Arizona, United States
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Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus) Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica Seen more and more in urban areas.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Giant Wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) ENDEMIC Northeast of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis) ENDEMIC Loberas, Durango, Mexico
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Sclater's Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis) ENDEMIC Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Boucard's Wren (Campylorhynchus jocosus) ENDEMIC Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-barred Wren (Campylorhynchus megalopterus) ENDEMIC Cuajomulco, Morelos, Mexico
Photograph by Carl Giometti © All Rights Reserved.


Veracruz Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) ENDEMIC Laguna Miradores, Veracruz, Mexico
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The original Rufous-naped Wren was split into the Rufous-backed Wren which reaches from Mexico to Costa Rica, the Rufous-naped Wren on the Mexican east coast, and Sclater's Wren on the west coast.


Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) Near Threatened ENDEMIC Ejido San Salvador, Yucatan, Mexico
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.


Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus imparilis) Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

At nest.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba